Changing Places Campaign

Changing Places toilets are for disabled children and adults who are either physically unable to manoeuvre themselves onto a toilet or who require continence aids such as nappies/padded products. A Changing Places toilet has more space than a standard disabled toilet for equipment, the disabled person and their carer(s). It also has an adult-sized adjustable height changing bench, a peninsular toilet, a tracking hoist, which can safely transfer the disabled person onto the changing bench and/or toilet and a colostomy shelf.

I campaign for Changing Places toilets and as of September 2017 work for the charity PAMIS (Promoting A More Inclusive Society) as Changing Places Campaign Co-ordinator.

I have also written about Changing Places for PosAbility Magazine, The OT Magazine, The Mighty Site, Selfish Mother and the Falkirk Herald.

Please sign Lorna Fillingham’s petition, which asks the Prime Minister to ensure equality of access to disabled toilets for all by making the provision of Changing Places toilets mandatory in the buildings mentioned in BS 8300:2009 – you can find it here.